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Thursday, June 30th, 2016
NBC SPORTS GROUP’S “BY THE NUMBERS”: 103RD TOUR DE FRANCE
NBC and NBCSN to Feature Live Coverage of All 21 Stages of the Tour de France Beginning This Saturday, July 2 at 6 a.m. ET
Live Coverage and Exclusive Features Available on NBC Sports Gold Premium Cycling App
STAMFORD, Conn. – June 30, 2016 – NBC Sports Group will begin daily live coverage of the Tour de France this Saturday, July 2, at 6 a.m. ET with the Tour de France Pre-Race Show, followed by Stage 1 at 6:30 a.m. ET on NBCSN. Coverage continues each week night with the Tour Primetime show featuring a look at the day’s most compelling action. NBC Sports Group’s coverage culminates with the final stage on Sunday, July 24, at 10 a.m. ET on NBCSN.
NBC Sports Group’s By The Numbers for the Tour de France:
1 Debut of NBC Sports Gold Premium Cycling App.
4 Years Todd Harris has hosted NBC Sports Group’s coverage of the Tour de France.
6 Stages featured in the first Tour de France.
17 Times NBC Sports Cycling Analyst Jens Voigt competed in the Tour de France.
21 Stages of the 103rd Tour de France that NBC Sports Group will cover.
31 Years that play-by-play commentator Phil Liggett and analyst Paul Sherwen have called the Tour together.
38 Years Sherwen has served as either a competitor or analyst for the Tour de France.
43 Years Liggett has called the Tour de France.
113 Years since the first Tour de France.
198 Riders competing in this year’s Tour.
250 Hours of Live, Primetime and Encore coverage on NBC, NBCSN, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports Gold app and NBC Sports app.
800 Approximate number of tires used by all cyclists competing in the Tour.
6,000 Approximate calories a day consumed by each rider.
15 Million Spectators expected to watch the race live in France.
NBC SPORTS GROUP’S COVERAGE OF THE 103RD TOUR DE FRANCE
NBC Sports Group will present more than 250 hours of live, primetime, and encore coverage of the 103rd Tour de France, the world’s most prestigious and grueling cycling race, across NBC and NBCSN, NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports Gold and NBC Sports app. Daily live coverage of the Tour de France, including all 21 stages, begins this Saturday, July 2, at 6 a.m. ET with the Tour de France Pre-Race Show, followed by Stage 1 at 6:30 a.m. ET on NBCSN. Coverage continues each week night with the Tour Primetime show featuring a look at the day’s most compelling action with new analysis, interviews, and updates. Coverage culminates with the final stage on Sunday, July 24, at 10 a.m. ET on NBCSN.
Phil Liggett and Paul Sherwen, the “voices of cycling,” will call the race action for NBC Sports Group’s coverage. Liggett and Sherwen will be joined in France by former professional cyclists and analysts Christian Vande Velde and Jens Voigt. Voigt won the Critérium International a record five times. He also has two Tour de France stage wins. Paul Burmeister and Todd Harris will combine to host daily pre-race and primetime studio coverage, along with analyst Bob Roll. Steve Schlanger, Jenna Corrado and Steve Porino (‘Inside-the-Race’) will serve as reporters.
–NBC SPORTS GROUP–
